British Movietone
DISPATCH FROM CYPRUS
Street scenes in Nicosia on the day of the execution of two terrorists. Greek flags at half mast at many places, and troops are stoned by young Greek Cypriots. The reaction in Athens was marked by a large protest meeting in the centre of...
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1977 GREEK GENERAL ELECTIONS, NOVEMBER 1977
Footage from Athens during the preparations of the 1977 Greek general elections. On the posters, names of parties, such as Alliance of Progressive and Left Forces, New Democracy (aka ND), Panhellenic Socialist Movement (aka PASOK), Union...
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ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM OF OLYMPIA, GREECE, 1966
Visit to the Archaeological Museum of Olympia. The film begins with the masterpiece marble statue, Hermes of Praxiteles (340 BC), which is one of the most important exhibits of the Museum. The lens then focuses on the sculptures of the...
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Greek Island Holiday, 1960s
Colour. 1960s. Children play in narrow streets. Washing hangs from railings above them. A local man watches as kids pass him. Kids at bottom of steps, by cars. Place Gaffory. Tightly packed house on steep mountain side. Boat in harbour....
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FROM THE ELLINIKON AIRPORT TO DOWNTOWN ATHENS, 1955
On the road from Ellinikon Athens International airport to downtown Athens via Syngrou avenue. Airplanes visible including a US Airforce aircraft. Athens, Greece 1955.
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EXCURSION TO METSOVON, GREECE, 1974
The film opens with cars stuck in the snowy roads of Pindos mountains, Greece. Snowball fights and teasing between the filmmaker and his friends until they put the snow chains on to the cars’ tires to continue their journey. Views of the...
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EXCURSION TO IOANNINA GREECE, 1961
The journey to Ioannina begins at the port of Antirrio. We see short footage of the route: Klisoura Canyon, Arta Bridge and the Louros Dam. We then see panoramic views of Ioannina and Lake Pamvotida from the Perama area. We follow the...
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ON THE ROAD TO PANAGIA KERA, CRETE, GREECE, JUNE 1975
Views of the rural areas and villages of Crete, Greece, on the road to the Monastery of Panagia Kera. Road signs point towards Heraklion and Ierapetra-Sitia. We watch farmers in their fields using traditional tools. On the walls of some...
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Greece-Rhodes and Queen
Tourist trip to Athenas and the isle of Rhodes. Queen Elizabeth surrounded by a crowd of people cheering.
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METSOVO, GREECE, JANUARY 1979
Metsovo is a traditional mountainous town in the prefecture of Ioannina at an altitude of 1,160m. A woman opens the window and the lens shows us the view of the whole village and the mountain. We see the village’s traditional...
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WWII TESTIMONY IN KASTELLORIZO ISLAND, GREECE, 1990
Kastellorizo or Megisti is a Greek island and municipality of the Dodecanese, is the easternmost Greek island and is situated in the Levantine Sea. Afterwards, a resident narrates events and actions of the Germans, the Italians, the...
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Wedding of Juan Carlos and Sophia -2
In this film, shot at Irodou Attikou Street, we watch the official procession for the marriage of the successor to the Spanish Throne Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia of Greece. We watch the members of the royal families leaving the...
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Wedding of Juan Carlos and Sophia -1
Nice general views of the decorated Omonoia Square with people gathered to watch the wedding procession of the successor to the Spanish throne Juan Carlos and Princess Sophia of Greece. The cars with the royal families and the royal...
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Visiting the Acropolis of Athens, Greece 1960
Home movie of a family visiting the Acropolis of Athens, filmed January 2, 1960.
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VIEWS OF ITHACA ISLAND, GREECE, 1974
Moving by car towards the seaside village of Frikes in Ithaca, we see shots from the sharp turns of the road that reaches the edge of the cliff. Just before we enter the village Frikes, the two green hills rise in front of us and at the...
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VACATION IN ANDROS ISLAND, GREECE, AUGUST 1958
Family moments during their vacation on the island of Andros in Cyclades of the Aegean Sea, Greece.
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TRIP TO IOANNINA, GREECE, FEBRUARY 1974
The film begins with the departure of the filmmaker from Athens. Then we follow the road as they head towards Ioannina. Along the way, we see a traffic warden on the side of the highway. Arriving in Ioannina, the first stop is at the...
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TRADITIONAL DANCE IN CORFU, GREECE, 1960
Lakones is a traditional, semi-mountainous village, built on the slope of a green hill in northwestern Corfu. We are located in the village's square, where a party with music and dance has been set up. Locals, visitors and women dressed...
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THE VOLCANO OF SANTORINI, GREECE, 1960
In the film we watch a visit to Nea Kameni of Thira, the active volcano of Santorini. Just four years before the film was shot, the great earthquake of 1956 had occurred, and the last eruption happened 10 years earlier, in 1950. We are...
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THE CITY OF CORFU, JUNE 1975
Footage from a moving car on the coastal road, in the Garitsa area, view of the city, in the background the Venetian-built "New Fortress", on the hill of Agios Markos and on our left, the historic hotel Corfu Palace. The route continues...
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SUNSET IN PELEKAS CORFU, JUNE 1975
Sunset in Pelekas in the island of Corfu, from the top of the "Kaiser's Throne" location, looking over the Ionian Sea.
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SNOWFIGHT IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1958
Family excursion to Parnitha mountain, near Athens, with snow. During a stop on the way to the Casino, we see the family enjoying a snowball fight. We watch the white carpet that covers Parnitha as the lens wanders showing us the steep...
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SNOW IN PARNITHA MOUNTAIN, ATHENS, 1977
The filmmaker and his partner are in a car bound for Parnitha, a mountain and national park north of Athens. We watch shots from inside the car on the snowy road to the top. The couple makes a stop to admire the scenery and then again on...